| 词组 | refusal |
| 释义 | 1． 下面两个句子都可以说，意思相同: I was met with a blunt refusal. I was met by a blunt refusal. 2． 表示“拒绝 ……”，refusal 后面常跟 of 加动名词或动词不定式短语，下面两句的意思相同: in response to his refusal to ac- cept the change. In response to his refusal of ac- cepting the change. refuse，reject，decline 这组词都有“拒绝”的含义。 1． refuse 表示 “( 直截了当地 ) 拒绝”，语气有时很不客气: I asked him to apologize，but he refused. 2． reject 表示“完全拒绝 ( 某种无用的、无价值或不适合的东西)”，它常指“拒绝建议、请求、计划、报价等”: My offer was rejected. The committee rejected the plan to build another shopping center. 3． decline 的语气比 refuse 缓和，相对礼貌一些，用英语解释就是 po- litely refuse: I offered her a cup of coffee，but she declined. 4． decline 一般要用言词来“拒绝”; refuse，reject 除可以用言语表示 “拒绝”外，还可用其他方式“拒绝”: His body was rejecting the trans- planted kidney. ( 人的肌体) The goat rejected the dry grass. ( 动物) The engine refused to start. ( 机器) refuse，garbage，trash 这组词都有“垃圾”的含义。 1． refuse 主要指“( 从家庭主妇、商店业主、管理员、建筑商、制造商等角度看) 没用的东西”，如工厂的“废弃物、建筑垃圾”等，其实有些东西还是有用的: The town council made a monthly collection of refuse. She saw piles of refuse left by the former house owner. 2． garbage 侧重指 “( 厨房等丢弃的人类食用的 ) 生物垃圾”，如菜叶子、吃剩的饭菜等，主要在美国使用: rotting garbage from that restau- rant 3． trash 是美国用词，英国人用 rub- bish; 两词常指过期的报纸、塑料袋、空瓶子、空罐头等: The yard was littered with used paper，empty bottle and contain- ers，and other trash / rubbish. 4． trash 和 rubbish 还常引申它们的含义，指“书籍、绘画、电影，以及其他抽象的没用的东西”，或称“垃圾”: I don't want to watch that trash. Don't read that awful trash. 5． 相对而言，refuse 的使用频率没有其他两词高。 |
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